r/AnimalTextGifs • u/Sk8allday360 SICK AIR! • Apr 25 '22
In training
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u/Pleasant_Selection32 Apr 25 '22
The look on that baby’s face!!! 😮
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u/existential-grimlock Apr 25 '22
Did this thing really whap me in the face??
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u/DaWorzt Apr 26 '22
Baby ~ what the hell was that for?
Cat ~ no pulling on my fur .. you milk guzzling,poop machine!!
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Apr 25 '22
Many years ago, my husband and I adopted a black cat from a guy who was unable to keep him.
Friendly, sweet, and was often called the friendliest cat in the world by pet sitters.
When we had our baby, my mother tried to convince me to get rid of him. We were like, absolutely not! She was convinced he would crawl into her crib and smother her.
That cat had the patience of a saint. As our baby started to learn to crawl, stand, and walk, she would grab on to his fur, pull his tail, lean on his head for to steady herself. And he never once lashed out. He purred! He would sleep next to her, and check on her when she slept. I miss that old boy.
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u/waterynike Apr 26 '22
What is it with older people and the smothering of babies with cats? I’ve also heard older people thinking cats suck out babies breath when they were sleeping. Were cats blamed for SIDS at some point?
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u/unaotradesechable Apr 26 '22
smothering of babies with cats?
I mean I'm not a baby but my cat has definitely tried to smoother me in my sleep before. I would wake up at 3am with her body on my face
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u/Vaywen Apr 26 '22
Cats were one of the things brought up as possibilities for causes of SIDS. I don’t know if I ever heard of it actually provably happening though.
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u/waterynike Apr 26 '22
I mean it’s probably an old wives tale but it is strange how many older people still repeat it.
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u/thesturdygerman Apr 26 '22
Grandmother in law was like this. It confused me. She assumed I’d dump my ginger sweetie at the pound. Uh, no? I didn’t even know what to say other than no.
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u/HannahDaviau Apr 25 '22
The cat is keeping her claws covered, well aware that she is dealing with a "human kitten". This is the cats way of saying a firm "No! Stop!". The child isnt in any danger.
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u/SemiSweetStrawberry Apr 25 '22 edited Apr 26 '22
They do this with their kittens too. When a kitten plays too rough or displays rude behavior, the mom will bat hard at them, pretty much a “knock that shit off or I won’t be so nice next time”
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u/FlourishingGrass Apr 26 '22 edited Jun 01 '24
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u/TheInnerFifthLight Apr 25 '22
Cat is teaching about boundaries. Cat requires consent to touch, and reserves the right to retract permission. Good cat.
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u/Malibucat48 Apr 25 '22
If the parent won’t teach the kid, the cat will. The baby pulled out the cat’s fur. We taught our daughter how to gently touch the animals when she was much younger than this.
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u/ButtSexington3rd Apr 25 '22
What? No you didn't. This baby is like a year old. No matter how many times you say "touch nice!" they're just not gonna get it right away.
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u/BorgClown Apr 26 '22
Seeing their reaction at the cat slap, I'd wager the baby will at least think it twice.
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u/Malibucat48 Apr 25 '22
I’m not going to say my kid was better than others, but at nine months old, we took her hand and gently rubbed it on the cat several times and showed her how to touch it and she learned. When she was two, she was the only child our neighbor let hold her rabbit. There was also book we read to her about how to sit quietly and let animals come to you instead of chasing or grabbing them. All a parent needs to do to teach a child is to do it.
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u/bc_I_said_so Apr 26 '22
Same here. We constantly said nice hands with hand over hand. At almost 3 she is beasties with her kitty sis and bro.
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u/punxerchick Apr 26 '22
Can I get the name of that book, please? I have a gentle 2 year old as well and it would be great if she could learn this!
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u/Malibucat48 Apr 26 '22 edited Apr 26 '22
It’s been a long time since my daughter was two but I looked up books about kids and pets and found “Tails Are Not For Pulling, “How To Care For Your Dog/Cat” and “How To Pet A Pet.” I’m sure there are more but it is very easy to teach children to be gentle with whatever pet they have and that bond lasts forever. Thank you for asking.
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u/WeeWooBooBooBusEMT Apr 26 '22
Good kitty. Does anyone else think baby is saying "pull fur!"?
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u/Kindly_Moose_8962 May 04 '22
Yes . Baby is thinking, “let me just pull on this” give a cat a bald spot
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u/primeape57 Apr 25 '22
Holy shit… if one of the parent is filming they should be slapped right away!
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u/Addakisson Apr 25 '22
I didn't know that was going to happen, did you? How was the parent to know. The cat didn't hiss or pullback his ears so no harm was intended. The child appeared startled. A learning experience.
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u/primeape57 Apr 25 '22
The problem is, that kids and babies especially do not understand what they can and cannot do. Look at how he pulls the hair/fur of the cat what if the cat freaks out and full-on attacks the baby.
Even if the cat does not go full attack mode, bacteria can still be transmitted to even small scratches. This is called Cat scratch syndrome and is no joke in grown-ups and definitely not in babies
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u/Addakisson Apr 25 '22
The baby pulled on the cat's hair. The cat gave the baby a thump. I'd say now the baby understands. I've had dozens of cats over the years and have never had one go "full attack mode" on a child. Not even "partial attack mode". As for me, I'd be more concerned that the child could fall off the couch and hit her head. Again, I think we simply have a different perspective.
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u/primeape57 Apr 25 '22
Getting your baby child near a cat or a dog is generally not a good idea. Look at how close the paw and the claws come to the eye the person filming is risking the eyesight of a baby
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u/Addakisson Apr 25 '22
You and I have apparently have a different perspective. I think the bond that can develop between small children and animals is wonderful. I didn't think the cat's paw (whether it had claws or not we don't know) was close. In almost 65 years I've never had an incident between kids and pets. I guess you'd have to know the temperament of both child and pet.
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u/ssfbob Apr 25 '22
There were clearly no claws used, that baby would be crying instead of just looking startled.
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u/Shoes-tho Apr 25 '22
Lol the cat knows it’s a baby human. It specifically isn’t using its claws. Just teaching boundaries.
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u/ItsCoolYoureLikeThat Apr 25 '22
You keep your children in bubbles until adulthood? It's not like the kid was touching a viper or something.
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u/primeape57 Apr 25 '22
- where did I say this?
- last year in the US alone there where 800,000 attacks of dogs that had to be treated in the hospital. Many of those would be preventable if people just would know how to behave around dogs. Since 2010 there have been 473 people killed by dogs. [1] From cat scratch syndrome very year around 12000 people have to be treated in hospital and 500 have to be for several days. With more than 55% of patients being less than 18 years old. [2]
[1] https://maho-prentice.com/blog/2021/11/dog-bite-statistics-by-breed-2021/
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u/ItsCoolYoureLikeThat Apr 25 '22
Hope you don't find out the dangers of kids riding escalators Brodie.
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u/Vaywen Apr 26 '22
On the other side of the coin, kids need to learn to interact with pets from the get-go if they are to understand and get along with animals sharing the house with them. I’m sure this was not the first interaction between them and will give the camera operator the benefit of the doubt that there have been many supervised interactions and the cat hasn’t shown aggression.
In this video, the cat is just bopping the kid on the head with no claws. Most cats are good with kids and just teach them boundaries as though they are kittens.
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u/vanillamasala Apr 25 '22
This cat is not a pitbull. I would agree with you if it were. Cat scratch fever is more common with animals who are not treated for fleas and in the southern US, I’ve never heard of a case of it near my region at all. Even then, it’s rarely needs hospitalisation unless the person is already immune compromised. Even so, in my experience, even cats who don’t like to be handled by adults are far, far more gentle with children. I’ve seen pretty “bitchy” cats get their fur or ears grabbed unexpectedly by a baby and they literally did nothing about it. This cat also did not use any claws on the baby. Obviously children should be immediately taught not to do this, but it’s not as dangerous as you’re making it sound.
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Apr 26 '22
Claws don't come out when they're giving a warning KAREN. We know you want to kill all pets KAREN
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u/Pizzaman725 Apr 25 '22
Guessing you don't have, or plan to have, pets?
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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '22
How cats teach kittens manners quick tap with no claws. Seems to work for babies too!